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Thyestidae

Osteostraci - Thyestiformes - Thyestidae

Taxonomy
Thyestidae was named by Rohon (1892). Its type is Thyestes.

It was assigned to Thyestiformes by van der Laan (2019).

Subtaxa
Thyestes (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Thyestidae Rohon
2019Thyestidae van der Laan p. 23

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassOsteostracomorphi
classOsteostraci(Lankaster 1868)
orderThyestiformes
familyThyestidaeRohon 1892
familyThyestidaeRohon 1892

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. †Thyestidae Rohon 1892
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G. †Thyestes Eichwald 1854
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†Thyestes verrucosus Eichwald 1854
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 15:11:50
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:11:50
Source: subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Homerian to the top of the Pridoli or 430.60000 to 419.62000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Homerian430.6 - 426.7Sweden Thyestes verrucosus (179986 179987 179988 179989 179990)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Russian Federation Thyestes sp. (239571)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62United Kingdom (England) Thyestes sp. (26917)